Letter, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays to Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, May 17, 1854

Authors

Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated May 17, 1854, Sophia Boyd Andrews Hays writes to her sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd in response to a letter she'd received from Lit. She describes a visit she and her husband made to a woman who was dying from tuberculosis or "consumption". The visit inspired her to contemplate on how she and others spend their lives and how frivolously people spend their time on earth in pursuit of worldly pleasures while they should be maintaining their salvation and "laboring for the good of others." She then goes on to describe the church congregation and how they are getting along in their new situation including the trouble she's had finding good servants.

Publication Date

5-17-1854

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; Disease; Death; Religion

Keywords

letters; families; tuberculosis; consumption; servants; religion

Geographic Location

New Orleans (La.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1854-05-17_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 33

Repository

Manuscripts Unit

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Hays-Ray-Webb collection, Archives and Special Collections Division, Mississippi State University Libraries, Mississippi State University